Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry may sit for one of first two exhibitions

Warriors' Stephen Curry brings the ball up the court in the second half at Oracle Arena in Oakland, California on Saturday, December 17, 2011. In an exhibition game, the Golden State Warriors played the Sacramento Kings. (Photo by Jim Gensheimer/Mercury News)

OAKLAND -- Warriors coach Mark Jackson said he's considering sitting out Stephen Curry for one of the team's first two exhibition games.

Golden State opens the exhibition schedule with a back-to-back set, Sunday versus the Los Angeles Lakers in Fresno and Monday versus the Utah Jazz in Oakland. Jackson is concerned about working Curry's oft-injured right ankle too hard too soon.

"I'm going to think about it, talk to Steph about it," Jackson said, "and make the right decision as far as that's concerned. I really don't want to work him on back-to-back nights."

Jackson has been cautious with Curry, who missed 40 games last season with multiple right ankle sprains and had surgery in April. Since the beginning of training camp Tuesday, Jackson has limited Curry's participation to make sure the fourth-year point guard doesn't overwork his rehabilitated wheel.

Curry, who still has scar tissue, said he's been aggressive with the rehab and treatments after practice hoping to prevent any tweaks or sprains. Saturday was the first practice Jackson didn't hold Curry back. Now they'll see how his ankle responds and talk about what to do next.

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"We've been trusting his judgment on how to progress and so far so good," Curry said. "We have eight (exhibition games) so we've got to be smart. I would like to play a little bit in each game to kind of build up my endurance and work through the soreness if I have any. That will be something to talk about."

For his part, Curry said he wants to play at least a little in both games. It's been seven months since he's played an NBA game. He's looking forward to getting back into the groove.

"I almost feel like a rookie," Curry said. "The game atmosphere, the NBA arena, shootaorund, pregame naps and all that kind of stuff. I've kind of forgotten what it's like so it's kind of exciting.

"Whether I play tomorrow or not, I'll still go through that routine and kind of build it up because I've got to get it back before Oct. 31. Just getting on the plane in a couple of hours, that's probably the highlight of my day."

The Warriors announced that four of the team's eight exhibition games will be broadcast on radio by KNBR, and three games will be televised -- two by NBA TV and one by Comcast SportsNet Bay Area.

KNBR 1050 will air the team's exhibition opener Sunday from the Save Mart Center in Fresno.

KNBR is also set to broadcast Golden State's exhibition home opener against Utah at Oracle Arena on Monday; the team's road contest against the Kings on Oct. 17; and the exhibition finale at home against the Phoenix Suns on Oct. 23.

On the television side, NBA TV will carry Golden State's road contests against the Portland Trail Blazers on Oct. 19 and against the Los Angeles Clippers on Oct. 22. CSNBA will television the exhibition finale against the Suns.